Reference
Directory Enquiries
BT's Directory Enquiries
EBSCO Magazines Online
An electronic database of thousands of magazines. Articles are either available full text or as an abstract
ELAN
Search our catalogue which includes over 90 libraries across Essex. Reserve books, check your record and even renew items you have on loan
Encarta
Microsoft's on-line encyclopaedia
Encyclopaedia Britannica Library Edition
Remote access to Encyclopaedia Britannica On-line is restricted to public library staff and members for personal use only. Remote access for institutional or other non-personal use is not permitted.
The on-line edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia & Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia with additional access to World Data Analyst.
Peoples' Network
Instantly connects you to someone who is trained to help you find the answers to those tricky questions
Essex Record Office
Essex archives on-line
Familia
The UK and Ireland's guide to genealogical resources in public libraries
informu.co.uk
A local website for children, families and Childcare Professionals
Issues On-line
This offers access to the 60 'Issues' print titles online covering topical issues from Obesity & Eating Disorders to Internet Gambling to Parenting, with statistics, key facts and slightly longer articles. All titles are updated every three years
Newsbank
Full text newspaper articles from national, Essex and US newspapers.
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey maps to buy on-line
Oxford Online collection
To access all of the Oxford University Press online databases click on the link. Use the Subscriber or Library Card login option and type sos then your library card number.
Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles
OED Online
The fully updated online edition of the multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference Online
A wide ranging collection of reference works from literature to science, encyclopaedias and bilingual dictionaries
Trading Standards
A one stop shop for consumer protection information in the UK. The site is supported and maintained by TSI, the Trading Standards Institute
Worldbook On-line
Remote access to World Book Online will be restricted to public library staff and members for personal use only. Under no circumstances will remote access for institutional or other non-personal use be permitted.
Contains - Articles, Dictionary, Atlas, Tables, Sounds, 360° views, Pictures, Videos, Back in Time Articles, Special Reports
Yellow Pages
The Yellow pages
Reviewed 7 May 2008
Further Information
In This Section
12 May 2008
Southend on Sea Borough Libraries consist of seven libraries and a mobile library. Southend Library, in Victoria Avenue, is the Central Library. It was opened on 20th March 1974 by Sir John Ruggles-Brise, the Lord Lieutenant of Essex
